GIFT  OF 


REGULATIONS 


FOR   THE    GOVERNMENT   OF 


UNITED  STATES. 


UNDER  THE  DIRECTION  OF  THE  SECRETARY  OF  THE  NAVY. 


UNIVERSITY 

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GENERAL  HEADQUARTERS: 
NAVY  DEPARTMENT,  WASHINGTON. 


WASHINGTON : 

GOVERNMENT  PRINTING  OFFICE. 

1898. 


REGULATIONS 


FOR   THE   GOVERNMENT   OF 


THE  COAST  SIGNAL  SERVICE 


UNITED  STATES. 


UNDER  THE  DIRECTION  OF  THE  SECRETARY  OF  THE  NAVY. 


GENERAL  HEADQUARTERS: 
NAVY  DEPARTMENT,  WASHINGTON. 


WASHINGTON: 

GOVERNMENT  PRINTING  OFFICE. 
1898. 


ORDER  PROMULGATING  REGULATIONS. 

NAVY  DEPARTMENT,  June  15,  1898. 

The  following  Regulations  for  the  government  of  the  United  States  Coast 
Signal  Service  are  hereby  published  for  the  information  of  those  con- 
cerned. 

All  circulars  and  instructions  not  inconsistent  with  these  Regulations 
are  to  be  considered  as  still  in  force  and  will  be  obeyed  accordingly. 

These  Regulations  for  the  government  of  the  Coast  Signal  Service  must 
be  strictly  conformed  to  and  rigidly  enforced  by  the  Superintendent,  and 
by  all  officers  and  others  attached  to  the  Coast  Signal  Service. 

JOHN  D.  LONG, 
Secretary  of  the  Navy. 


(1) 


OF   THK 

IVERSITY 


REGULATIONS 

FOR 

GOVEKNMENT  OF  THE  COAST  SIGNAL  SEEVICE. 


DISTRICTS   AND   STATIONS. 

1.  The  Atlantic  and  Gulf  coasts  of  the  United  States  will 
be  divided  into  districts,  each  district  in  charge  of  a  commis- 
sioned officer  of  the  United  States  Navy  with  headquarters  in 
some  central  locality.     Such  districts  as  require  it  will  have 
an  assistant  detailed  by  the  Superintendent. 

2.  The  First  District  will  extend  from  West  Quoddy  Head, 
Me.,  to  Gay  Head,  Martha's  Vineyard,  inclusive;  headquar- 
ters, U.  S.  S.  Minnesota,  Boston,  Mass. 

Second  District,  Block  Island,  R.  I.,  to  Cape  Henlopen,  Del., 
inclusive;  headquarters,  U.  S.  S.  New  Hampshire,  New  York 
City,  N.  Y. 

Third  District,  Cape  Henry,  Va.,  to  Cape  Fear,  inclusive; 
headquarters,  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va. 

Fourth  District,  Georgetown,  S.  C.,  to  St.  Simon  Island, 
Ga.,  inclusive;  headquarters,  Lighthouse  Inspector's  Office, 
Charleston,  S.  C. 

Fifth  District,  mouth  St.  Johns  River,  Fla.,  to  Cape  Florida, 
inclusive;  headquarters,  Jacksonville,  Fla. 

Sixth  District,  Key  West,  Fla.,  to  Egmont  Key,  Fla.,  inclu- 
sive ;  headquarters,  Port  Tampa,  Fla. 

Sixth  District  (A),  Santa  Rosa  Island,  Fla. ;  headquarters, 
Navy  Yard,  Pensacola. 

Seventh  District,  Mobile,  Ala.,  to  Galveston,  Tex.,  inclu- 
sive; headquarters,  Armory  Naval  Battalion,  New  Orleans, 
La. 

3.  In  each  district  stations  will  be  located  at  the  most  promi- 
nent points  on  the  coast,  such  locations  to  be  determined  by 
the  Superintendent. 

(3) 


4.  Each  station  will  be  manned  by  five  men,  consisting  of 
a  Chief  Quartermaster  in  charge  of  the  station ;  three  quar- 
termasters, second  class,  and  one  landsman  as  cook.     Other 
men  may  be  added  if  the  service  requires  it. 

5.  All  official  communications  should  be  addressed  to  the 
Superintendent  of  the  Coast  Signal  Service. 

DISCIPLINE. 

6.  All  officers  and  enlisted  men  detailed  to  the  Coast  Signal 
Service  will  conform  strictly  to  the  Regulations  for  the  Gov- 
ernment of  the  United  States  Navy. 

7.  In  shipping,  rating,  disrating,  or  discharging  enlisted 
men,  the  Regulations  for  the  Government  of  the  United  States 
Navy  will  be  followed  strictly. 

8.  All  officers  and  enlisted  men  of  the  Coast  Signal  Service 
will  wear  uniform  when  on  duty  as  prescribed  by  the  Regu- 
lations of  the  United  States  Navy.     The  officer  in  charge  of 
each  district  will  determine  the  uniform  of  the  day,  but  may 
allow  petty  officers  in  charge  of  stations  to  alter  the  same  at 
their  discretion. 

9.  Chief  Quartermasters  are  forbidden  to  keep  or  sell,  or 
allow  to  be  kept  or  sold,  on  the  station  premises,  any  intoxi- 
cating liquors;  nor  will  they  permit  any  person  under  the 
influence  of  intoxicating  drinks  to  enter  the  station  house  or 
remain  on  the  premises. 

10.  Drunkenness,  profanity,  and  all   scandalous   conduct 
tending  to  the  destruction  of  good  morals,  are  positively  for- 
bidden on  pain  of  prompt  punishment. 

11.  All  cases  of  breach  of  discipline  must  be  reported  at 
once  by  the  Chief  Quartermaster  to  the  officer  in  charge  of 
district. 

EXCHANGES  AND   LEAVES   OF   ABSENCE. 

12.  No  person  in  the  service  shall,  without  the  authority 
of  his  superior  officer,  exchange  with  another  for  the  per- 
formance of  any  duty  with  which  he  may  be  charged. 

13.  Leave  of  absence  may  be  granted  for  short  periods  by 
the  officers  in  charge  of  districts,  provided  that  the  efficiency 
of  the  station  is  in  no  way  impaired  thereby. 


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14.  Any  abuse  of  leaves  of  absence  shall  be  reported  at 
once  and  the  pay  of  the  delinquent  shall  be  stopped  for  the 
time  of  his  unauthorized  absence,  and  no  further  leave  granted 
him  until  authorized  by  the  Superintendent. 

15.  Unauthorized  absence  without  a  satisfactory  reason, 
and  intoxication  or  neglect  of  duty,  will  be  punished  as  pre- 
scribed in  the  Regulations  for  the  Government  of  the  Navy 
of  the  United  States. 

DUTIES    OF    OFFICERS   IN    CHARGE    OF   DISTRICTS. 

16.  The  officer  in  charge  of   each  district  shall  examine 
all  returns  from  the  stations  in  his  district,  and  if  found  cor- 
rect transmit  an  abstract  thereof  to  the  Superintendent. 

1 7.  He  shall  make'  a  thorough  inspection  of  each  station  in 
his  district,  either  personally  or  through  his  assistant,  at  least 
once  a  month ;  and  at  such  other  time  as  the  condition  of  the 
service  may  require,  provided  permission  is  obtained  from 
the  Superintendent.     At  every  inspection  he  will  minutely 
examine  each  station.     He  will  closely  inspect  and  compare 
with  the  inventory  to  see  that  every  article  is  on  hand  or 
properly  accounted  for,  making  note  of  the  condition  of  each 
article. 

18.  He  shall  ascertain  whether  proper  discipline  has  been 
and  is  maintained  at  the  stations,  and  whether  the  regulations 
prescribed  for  the  government  of  the  service  have  been  prop- 
erly observed  and  enforced ;  also  whether  there  has  been  any 
wasteful  expenditure  of  stores. 

1 9.  He  shall  cause  the  crews  to  be  exercised  in  the  use  of  all 
the  signal  gear.     He  shall  direct  the  exercises  and  see  that 
they  are  properly  conducted.     He  shall  order  special  drills 
which  may  be  needed  to  correct  faults.     He  shall  ascertain  if 
every  portion  of  the  apparatus  is  in  complete  working  order, 
and  shall,  if  any  supplies  or  repairs  are  needed,  promptly  make 
requisition  on  the  Superintendent,  stating  fully  the  cause  of 
any  shortage  or  reason  for  repairs. 

20.  He  shall  cause  the  crew  of  each  station  to  be  mustered 
in  his  presence,  and   satisfy  himself  that  each  member  is 
qualified  for  the  discharge  of  his  duties. 

21.  He  shall  see  that  all  houses  and  contents  are  in  a  proper 
state  of  tidiness  and  cleanliness,  that  all  refuse  is  properly 


disposed  of ;  and  that  the  drainage,  privies,  and  water  supply 
are  adequate  and  in  accordance  with  sanitary  principles. 

22.  All  deficiencies  in  equipment  and  all  repairs  necessary 
for  the  comfort  of  the  crews  or  preservation  of  the  property 
or  gear  must  be  reported  at  once  to  the  Superintendent. 

23.  The  inspecting  officer  shall,  when  visiting  a  station, 
test  the  knowledge  of  the  crew  in  the  use  of  the  emergency 
medical  outfit. 

24.  At  the  completion  of  an  inspection  he  shall  forward  a 
full  and  detailed  report  to  the  Superintendent,  setting  forth 
such  facts  as  have  come  to  his  knowledge  and  making  such 
recommendations  as  may  seem  proper. 

25.  The  assistant  in  the  district  shall  assist  the  officer  in 
charge,  and  may  perform  any  of  his  duties  in  his  absence  or 
when  so  directed. 

26.  Assistants  shall  address  all  reports  and  communications 
appertaining  to  their  respective  districts  to  the  officer  in  charge, 
except  in  such  urgent  or  special  cases  as  the  Superintendent 
should  have  immediate  knowledge  of. 

CARE   OP   STATIONS. 

27.  A  plan  of  all  stations,  with  general  description  of  build- 
ings, tower,  and  mast,  must  be  filed  at  General  Headquarters. 

28.  No  building  will  be  erected  upon  the  premises  of  a  sta- 
tion without  the  permission  of  the  Superintendent. 

29.  Buildings  near  lighthouses  should  be  painted  the  same 
color  as  buildings  of  light  stations. 

30.  All  masts  and  yards  must  be  painted  white. 

31.  Great  care  must  be  taken  to  keep  the  houses  and  gear 
clean  and  neat.     The  floors  of  the  living  room  must  be  swept 
every  morning,  all  utensils  cleaned,  and  the  buildings  fre- 
quently aired.     Dirt  and  rubbish  must  not  be  permitted  to 
accumulate  in  the  quarters  or  about  the  premises. 

32.  Every  possible  precaution   must  be  taken  to  guard 
against  the  injury  of  buildings  and  other  property  by  fire  or 
otherwise.     Water  will  be  kept  at  hand  in  fire  buckets,  and 
crews  will  be  exercised  frequently  at  fire  drill. 

Uncovered  lights  shall  not  be  used  in  storerooms  or  closets. 
Chief  Quartermasters  are  forbidden  to  keep  or  allow  to  be 


kept  lucifer  matches,  greasy  rags  or  cloths,  or  any  other  arti- 
cles of  a  combustible  character  about  the  premises  where  they 
might  by  accident  or  spontaneous  combustion  become  ignited. 

32  a.  No  unauthorized  person  or  persons  shall  be  allowed 
to  loiter  about  the  stations. 

32  b.  Forty  rounds  of  ammunition  per  man  must  always 
be  kept  on  hand.  The  arms  must  always  be  kept  clean  and 
free  from  rust. 

CAKE   OF    PROPERTY. 

33.  Petty  officers  in  charge  of  stations  will  be  held  accounta- 
ble for  all  property  under  their  charge ;  and  in  case  of  waste 
or  failure  to  account  satisfactorily  for  any  article  of  public 
property,  they  will  be  required  to  pay  the  full  value  thereof 
and  be  liable  to  dismissal. 

34.  Chief  Quartermasters  shall  not  condemn  or  dispose  of 
any  article  of  supply,  of  any  fixture,  tool,  implement,  or  other 
gear  belonging  to  the  United  States,  but  must  return  or  ac- 
count satisfactorily  for  all  articles  worn  out  or  unfit  for  use. 

35.  A  Receipt  and  Expenditure  book  must  be  kept  at  each 
station  and  must  be  kept  written  up  to  date  and  ready  for 
inspection  at  all  times. 

36.  An  itemized  return  of  all  Government  property  must 
be  made  by  each  station  to  the  district  headquarters  on  the 
first  day  of  January,  April,  July,  and  October,  stating  amount 
on  hand  from  last  return,  amount  received  since  last  return,  etc. 

Example  of  return. 


Articles. 

Amount 
on  hand 
from  last 
return. 

Amount 
received 
since  last 
return. 

Total. 

Expended 
since  last 
return. 

Bemain- 
ingon 
hand. 

Condition. 

Remarks. 

Axes  _ 

2 

2 

2 

Good 

Barometers 

1 

1 

1 

—do 

Basins  
Blankets   

1 
10 

1 

2 
10 

1 

1 
10 

do  
do 

Expended  basin  broken. 

Blocks  
Cans  —  oil- 

8 

4 

12 

3 

9 

do  

Three  sent  to  headquar- 
ters to  be  condemned. 

Canvas 

EXPENDITURES   AND   ACCOUNTS. 

37.  A  rigid  economy  must  be  enforced  in  the  management 
of  the  Coast  Signal  Service.     No  expenditure  will  be  author- 
ized or  permitted  which  is  not  necessary  for  the  efficiency  of 
the  service. 

38.  No  expenditures  except  for  food  (within  the  Govern- 
ment allowance),  transportation  of  supplies  that  have  been 
allowed,  and  transportation  of  men  traveling  under  orders, 
must  be  incurred  without  requisition  issued  by  the  officer  in 
charge  of  the  district  and  approved  by  the  Superintendent  of 
the  Coast  Signal  Service. 

39.  All  supplies  and  outfits,  before  being  accepted,  must  be 
carefully  inspected,  and  no  receipt  for  them  shall  be  given 
unless  the  articles  are  of  good  quality  and  in  every  respect 
satisfactory. 

40.  Bills  must  be  made  out  in  triplicate,  using  the  official 
blanks  provided  for  the  purpose,  and,  unless  impracticable, 
bids  or  estimates  shall  be  obtained  from  at  least  two  responsi- 
ble persons  before  the  purchase  is  made.     These  estimates, 
together  with  the  original  bill  of  the  firm,  must  accompany 
the  vouchers. 

41.  All  bills  and  vouchers  for  work,  labor,  materials,  and 
supplies  must  be  made  out  in  detail,  giving  dates,  quantities, 
and  the  price  of  each  article,  with  the  gross  amounts  carried 
out  in  the  appropriate  columns,  and  must  be  duly  certified  by 
the  district  officer,  setting  forth  explicitly  the  facts ;  and,  if 
under  a  written  contract,  that  fact  must  be  stated  in  the  body 
of  the  certificate. 

42.  Chief  Quartermasters,  upon  receiving  supplies  and  out- 
fits, upon  which  the  freight  charges  have  not  been  prepaid, 
will  forward  the  bills  for  the  same  to  the  district  officer,  duly 
certified. 

43.  Officers  attached  to  the  Coast  Signal  Service  will  receive 
traveling  expenses   for  travel  on   duty  in   accordance  with 
existing  laws  for  the  naval  service,  which  allows  8  cents  per 
mile  for  distance  traveled,  the  computation  to  be  based  upon 
the  official  distance  table  furnished  by  the  Treasury  Depart- 
ment. 

44.  Orders  for  travel  will  be  issued  only  by  the  Superin- 
tendent.    Officers  entitled  to  mileage  will  submit  certified 


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copies  of  their  orders,  together  with,  the  original,  to  General 
Headquarters,  when  proper  vouchers  will  be  prepared  for  their 
certification. 

DAILY   ROUTINE. 

45.  Officers  in  charge  of  districts  must  prescribe  a  daily 
routine  for  the  government  of  the  stations  under  their  com- 
mand, and  a  copy  of  this  routine  must  be  sent  to  the  Superin- 
tendent for  his  approval. 

46.  The  National  Ensign  shall  be  hoisted  at  8  a.  m.  and 
kept  flying  until  sunset.     At  morning  "colors"  the  Ensign 
shall  be  started  from  the  ground  and  hoisted  slowly  to  the 
truck.   When  the  Ensign  leaves  the  ground  all  officers  and  men 
present  shall  stand  facing  the  Ensign  and  shall  salute  it  when 
it  reaches  the  truck.     The  same  ceremonies  shall  be  observed 
at  sunset  "colors,"  except  that  the  officers  and  men  shall  stand 
at  attention  when  the  Ensign  leaves  the  truck,  and  shall 
salute  when  the  Ensign  touches  the  ground. 

47.  The  following  signals  shall  be  constantly  displayed  at 
each  station : 

By  day — International  flag  "  P  "  at  yardarm ;  or,  when  flag 
fails  to  be  blown  out,  a  drum  shape. 

By  night — White,  red,  white  lanterns,  in  a  vertical  hoist. 

These  station  marks  are  to  be  hauled  down  in  case  they  are 
likely  to  interfere  with  either  the  sending  or  receiving  of 
signals. 

DRILL. 

48.  The  following  weekly  routine  of  drill  must  be  observed : 

Monday  a.  m.,  Wigwag — Long  Distance. 

Monday  p.  m.,  International  Code. 

Monday  night,  Ardois. 

Tuesday  a.  m.,  Shapes  (Study). 

Tuesday  p.  m.,  Wigwag — Long  Distance. 

Tuesday  night,  Torch. 

Wednesday  a.  m.,  Naval  Numeral  Code  (Study). 

Wednesday  p.  m.,  Wigwag — Long  Distance. 

Wednesday  night,  Ardois. 

Thursday  a.  m.,  Wigwag — Long  Distance. 

Thursday  p.  m.,  International  Code. 

Thursday  night,  Ardois. 


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Friday  a.  m.,  Very  Code  (Study). 

Friday  p.  m.,  Wigwag — Long  Distance. 

Friday  night,  Torch. 

Saturday  a.  in.,  Navy  Numeral  Code  (Study). 

Saturday  p.  m.,  International  Code. 

49.  The  crews  at  stations  must  be  proficient  in  the  use  of 
the  arms  furnished,  and  must  have  knowledge  of  their  compo- 
nent parts. 

Frequent  aiming  drills  and  target  practice  will  be  held. 

50.  Whenever  any  of  the  regular  drills  are  prevented  by 
bad  weather  or  otherwise  the  fact  must  be  entered  011  the  log 
with  full  particulars  as  to  the  cause,  and  petty  officers  in 
charge  must  substitute  some  indoor  drill  or  instruction.     The 
petty  officers  in  charge  will  also  examine  the  men  daily  as  to 
their  knowledge  of  the  appearance  and  salient  characters  and 
flags  of  the  United  States  and  foreign  men-of-war,  merchant- 
men, the  special  night  signals,  rules  for  communicating  with 
vessels,  and  such  other  matters  as  require  to  be  known  per- 
fectly by  the  quartermaster  on  watch. 

LOG   AND   REPORTS. 

51.  The  Chief  Quartermaster  will  be  held  responsible  that 
the  log  is  kept  neatly  and  that  all  remarks  are  signed  each 
day.     The  log  will  be  filled  in  by  the  quartermaster  on  watch, 
who  will,  on  going  off  duty,  sign  his  name  to  the  portion  for 
which  he  is  responsible. 

52.  The  Quartermaster  on  watch  will  enter  in  the  appro- 
priate column  of  the  left-hand  pages  of  the  log,  the  weather ; 
force  and  direction  of  wind;  extent  of   clear  sky;   state  of 
atmosphere,  whether  clear,  hazy,  or  foggy,  etc. ;  state  of  the 
sea ;  height  of  barometer  and  thermometer.     This  entry  to  be 
made  every  hour. 

He  will  enter  in  the  right-hand  pages  of  the  log,  noting  the 
precise  time  in  each  instance — 

(1)  All  vessels  sighted,  with  description  of  their  appear- 
ance, flags  or  other  signals  shown,  distance  out,  and  general 
course. 

(2)  All  messages  or  signals  sent  or  received.     The  precise 
wording  of   the  message  should  invariably  be  given  and  the 
body  of  the  message  inclosed  in  quotation  marks. 


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(3)  A  statement  whether  the  regular  drill  or   routine  for 
the  day  has  been  carried  out  during  his  watch,  and  if  not,  for 
what  reason. 

(4)  Other  facts  of  importance. 

Example  of  log. 

2. 15 i    Br.  s.  s.  flying  N.  S.  K.  W.  passing  W.  3  miles  out. 

2.25 Telegram  from  headquarters  ' '  Look  out  for  Yankee ;  passed 

Sandy  Hook  8  a.  m.     (Sig. )  Jones." 

2. 50. Sighted  Yankee. 

3.00 Yankee  wigwags     "Report  Capt.  Miller  all  well.     (Sig.) 

Brownson." 

3. 05 Telegraphed  headquarters  ' '  Yankee  passing  E.  3  p.  m. ;  Sig- 
nals report  Capt.  Miller  all  well.     (Sig.)  Brownson." 
Daily  routine  performed.  (Signed)  JOHNSON. 

53.  A  transcript  of  the  log  must  be  sent  at  the  end  of  each 
week  to  district  headquarters,  to  be  accompanied  by  a  for- 
warding letter  containing  any  matters  of  importance  relative 
to  the  station,  such  as : 

(1)  The  efficiency  and  physical  state  of  the  men. 

(2)  The  condition  of  the  station  and  equipment ;    state  of 
gear  and  supplies. 

(3)  Other  facts  of  importance. 

The    original  log  will,  when  completed,   be  kept   at  the 
station. 

54.  All  signals  made  or  received  will  be  entered  in  detail 
in  the  Signal  Book.     This  form  of  entry  shall  be  in  double 
column,  the  left-hand  column  being  used  for  signals  from  the 
station  making  the  entry,  while  the  right-hand  column  con- 
tains all  signals  made  by  the  vessel  communicating.     The 
signals  are  to  be  recorded  vertically  under  one  another,  only 
one  word  or  one  display  of  a  nag  hoist  being  placed  on  each 
line. 

All  signals,  including  error  signals,  calls  for  repeats,  etc., 
should  be  entered. 


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Example  of  signal  record. 


3.05  p.  m. 
FIRE  ISLAND. 


YANKEE. 


CallY 

Commander 
Field 

says 
Niag 

Niagara 

disabled 

off 

Montauk 

Tow 

her 

to 

Greenport 


4  ft.  wigwag 
Collins  sender 


aa 


aa 


aa 


aa 


cc 


aa 


aa 


aa 


CallP 

Will 

proceed 

Montauk 


aa 


REPORTS   BY   TELEGRAPH. 

55.  All  stations  must  report  by  wire  to  district  headquarters 
every  morning  at  6  a.  m.,  using  the  word  "Working."     This 
will  be  understood  to  mean,  "Crew  all  well  and  present;  sta- 
tions and  wires  in  good  order  and  ready  for  any  emergency." 
A  similar  report  must  be  made  to  General  Headquarters  from 
each  district  at  9  a.  m. 

56.  Stations  will  report  by  wire  to  district  headquarters  all 
United  States  vessels  (Government)  passing  and  any  messages 
that  they  may  send ;  also  everything  of  vital  importance. 

57.  Stations  will  report  at  once,  by  wire,  suspicious  craft 
or  an  enemy,  to  General  Headquarters,  and  notify  district 
headquarters  that  they  have  done  so. 

58.  Messages  of  vital  importance  should  be  repeated  after 
a,  short  interval,  and  a  request  made  for  return  message  from 
headquarters. 


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59.  In  case  of  emergency,  when  speed  is  a  prime  requisite, 
telegraphic  messages  must  be  supplemented  by  telephone  or 
any  other  available  means,  and  the  message  passed  to  adjoin- 
ing coast  signal  stations,  so  that  it  may  be  carried  through 
in  some  way  to  general  and  district  headquarters.     If  the 
wires  or  instruments  at  a  station  should  be  out  of  order  when 
an  urgent  message  is  to  be  sent,  every  possible  effort  must  be 
made  to  get  the  message  to  some  point  of  communication. 
Men  should  be  sent  to  nearest  known  telegraph  or  telephone 
station  on  foot,  horse,  bicycle,  or  boat. 

60.  In  case  the  presence  of  an  enemy's  vessel  be  discovered 
or  strongly  suspected,  the  petty  officer  in  charge  of  a  station 
should  communicate  the  exact  facts  immediately  to  district 
headquarters,  to  General  Headquarters,  and  to  the  command- 
ing officer  of  the  Coast  Defense  District  or  fort  or  naval  vessel 
in  the  locality.    In  the  report  to  district  headquarters  it  should 
be  stated  what   other  authorities  have  been  notified,  and 
whether  the  receipt  of  such  report  has  been  acknowledged. 

61'.  There  will  be  a  test  made  of  the  wire  connections  at  the 
beginning  of  every  watch.  This  is  to  be  a  local  test  to  the 
first  relay  station.  Any  defect  in  the  telegraph  line  or  means 
of  communication  should  be  at  once  reported  to  the  district 
headquarters,  and  General  Headquarters  notified  if  not  im- 
mediately remedied. 

62.  The  wires  are  not  to  be  used  except  for  business  of  such 
urgent  nature  that  a  letter  will  not  serve  the  purpose. 

COMMUNICATION   WITH    OUTSIDERS — SECRECY. 

63.  Secrecy  must  be  observed  in  everything  pertaining  to 
the  Coast  Signal  Service. 

Officers,  enlisted  men,  and  all  employees  of  the  Coast  Signal 
Service  are  prohibited  from  giving  to  any  person  information 
in  relation  to  the  movements  of  vessels  of  the  United  States 
Government  or  in  regard  to  anything  of  a  confidential  nature. 

64.  Merchant  ships  should  be  communicated  with,  as  in- 
formation of  value  may  be  obtained,  and  any  questions  asked 
by  them  may  be  answered  if  the  answer  does  not  involve  the 
imparting  of  anything  of  a  confidential  nature,  but  under  no 
circumstances  must  the  movements  of  United  States  vessels 
or  anything  pertaining  to  the  coast  defense  be  given. 


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65.  If  in  danger  of  capture,  all  signal  gear  and  all  books 
or  writings  of  a  confidential  nature  must  be  destroyed  at  once. 

MEDICAL   TREATMENT. 

66.  The  officers  and  enlisted  men  of  the  Coast  Signal  Serv- 
ice are  entitled  to  treatment  at  the  United  States  marine  hos- 
pitals and  by  the  medical  officers  of  that  service.     For  this, 
it  will  be  necessary  for  the  officers  in  charge  of  districts  to 
issue  orders  for  men  stationed  at  their  headquarters.     Orders 
of  the  Chief  Quartermasters  will  be  sufficient  to  obtain  treat- 
ment for  the  men  on  the  stations.     If  there  is  no  marine  hos- 
pital or  no  medical  officer  of  that  service  in  proximity  to  the 
stations,  or  in  case  of  sudden  emergency,  Chief  Quartermasters 
may  call  in  the  nearest  civilian  doctor  of  good  standing,  and 
must  submit  service  vouchers  for  his  services,  together  with 
a  full  report  explaining  all  facts  in  connection  therewith  and 
showing  the  emergency. 

JOHN  R.  BARTLETT, 
Captain  U.  S.  Navy  (Retired),  Superintendent. 

BUREAU  OF  NAVIGATION,  June  15,  1898. 
Approved : 

A.  S.  CROWINSHIELD,  Chief  of  Bureau. 

Approved : 

JOHN  D.  LONG,  Secretary  of  the  Navy. 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C.,  June  15,  1898. 


LIST  OF  COAST  SIGNAL  STATIONS. 


Station. 

Location. 

State. 

West  Quoddy  Head___     _ 

Maine. 

Quoddy  Head 

Do. 

Moose  Peak- 

Do. 

Do 

Baker  Island     _        _            

Do. 

do 

Do. 

Do 

Lanes  Island,  Vinal  Haven  ___            ______ 

Do. 

Owls  head 

Do. 

Do 

White  head 

Do. 

do 

Do. 

Marshall  Point 

Do. 

Hunniwells  Beacb         

Do. 

Pond  Island 

Do. 

Cape  Elizabeth-          _                     

Do. 

do 

Do. 

Cape  Neddick                                              _          

Do. 

Jerrys  Point  _ 

New  Hampshire. 

Appledore  Island,  Isle  of  Shoals 

Do. 

Rye  Reach  _                                 _  _ 

Do. 

Do 

Newburyport             _                          -  

Do. 

Do. 

Do 

Knohbs  Beach                                                    

Do. 

Do. 

Cape  Ann,  Thatchers  Island 

Do. 

Do 

Eastern  Point              .         

Do. 

Point  Allerton 

Do. 

Plymouth  (Gurnet) 

Do. 

Do            . 

Race  Point,  Cape  Cod 

Do. 

do 

Do. 

Do 

Peaked  Hill  Bars    „.     _          

Do. 

Do 

High  Head 

Do. 

Do 

Highland                 

Do. 

Do. 

Pamet  River          _     

Do. 

Do 

Do. 

Nauset  Beach 

Do. 

Life-saving  station- 

do         _          _      _                     

Do. 

Do 

Orleans 

1>0. 

Do 

Old  Harbor         .     . 

Do. 

Do 

Chatham 

Do. 

Weather  Bureau 

do      —                   _               — 

Do. 

Do. 

do    ...        _              

Do. 

Do 

Great  Point  (Nantucket) 

Do. 

Coskata  (Nantucket)  _ 

Do. 

Do. 

Sankaty  Head  (Nantucket) 

Do. 

Do. 

Do 

Great  Neck  (Nantucket) 

Do. 

Hyannis            __          

Do. 

Vineyard  Haveu,  Marthas  Vineyard 

Do. 

Gay  Head,  Marthas  Vineyard      _          

Do. 

do 

Do. 

Lighthouse 

Dumpling  Rock,  Buzzards  Bay_  

Do. 

Do 

Point  Judith 

Life-saving  station 

do           _  .     — 

Do. 

Do 

Watch  Hill 

Do. 

Lighthouse 

Sandy  Point  (north  light),  Block  Island  

Do. 

Do 

Do. 

Coast  signal  station 

Block  Island  Light,  Block  Island     —     _  _     .. 

Do. 

Do 

do          „  

Do. 

Do. 

Do 

Hither  Plain,  Long  Island     

Do. 

Do  — 

Naoeacue  Beach.  Lone  Island  - 

Do. 

(15) 


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Station. 

Location. 

State. 

New  York. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
New  Jersey. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 

Do 

Do 

Do                     

Southampton,  Long  Island  

Do 

Tiaua,  Long  Island  

Do 

Coast  signal  station 

do                                                   _ 

Petnnk   Long  Island  

Do                       

Moriches,  Long  Island  

Do 

Do 

Smiths  Point,  Long  Island                                       

Do  

•Bellport,  Long  Island  

Do  

Do 

Blue  Point,  Long  Island  

Do 

Point  of  Woods,  Long  Island  

Coast  signal  station  — 

Lighthouse  

Fire  Island,  Long  Island  

do    

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do                

Zachs  Inlet,  Long  Island                          _     

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Rockaway  Point,  Long  Island  

Do 

Do 

Do 

Deal                             _.                       

Do             

Shark  River   

Do 

Do 

Do 

Bay  Head       

Do 

Do 

Do         .. 

Toms  River       •        

Do         

Island  Heach  

Do 

Cedar  Creek 

Do  

Do         

Forked  River  

Barnegat  

do                                                       

Life-saving  station  
Do          

Harveys  Cedars  

Do 

Ship  Bottom 

Do 

Do       Bonds            .  

Lighthouse  Tucker  Island  

Life-saving  station  _  .       Little  Egg    

Do          Little  Beach  

Do  .  Brigantine  

Do     .    South  Brigantine  _               _      

Do  1  Atlantic  City  

Do     _  __                     '  Absecon                                       _ 

Do       '  Great  Egg                         

Do  Ocean  City       

Do  Pecks  Beach  

Do  Corson  Inlet               _              

Do                                   Sea  Isle  City 

Do  Avalon      _     ___ 

Do  Tiithams    

Do  Hereford  Inlet  
Do  Holly  Beach  

Do   Turtle  Gut 

Do  Cold  Spring                                            

Do  ._   Cape  May  __. 

17 


Station. 

Location. 

State. 

Delaware. 

do                             

Do. 

do               

Do. 

Do 

Do. 

Do 

Indian  River  Inlet            -  - 

Do. 

Do 

Do. 

do    ..    

Do. 

Isle  of  Wight                         

Maryland. 

Do 

Ocean  City         _      

Do. 

Do 

North  Beach     -  

Do. 

Do 

Do. 

Do 

Virginia. 

Do. 

do 

Do. 

Do 

Wallops  Beach                       .        

Do. 

Do 

Metomkin  Inlet  

Do. 

Do 

Do. 

Do 

Parramore  Beach           _  _     

Do. 

Do. 

do                          -     _      ...    

Do. 

Do 

Do. 

Do 

Do. 

Do 

Do. 

Lighthouse 

do                                                                   - 

Do. 

do                             .                 _    - 

Do. 

do 

Do. 

Seatack 

Do. 

Do 

Dam  Neck  Mills            _               _-      —    

Do. 

Do 

Do. 

Do 

Do. 

Do 

North  Carolina. 

Do 

Currituck  Inlet        

Do. 

Do 

Whales  Head          __                     

Do. 

Do. 

Poyners  Hill  __           _         

Do. 

Do 

Do. 

Do 

Paul  Gamiels  Hill 

Do. 

Kitty  Hawk 

Do. 

do                                      _  .     

Do. 

Do 

Kill  Devil  Hills 

Do. 

Do 

Nags  Head                     _     •     

Do. 

Do 

Do. 

do                                     

Do. 

Do. 

Do 

Pea  Island                                                 

Do. 

Do 

Do. 

Do 

Do. 

Do 

Gull  Shoal 

Do. 

Do 

Do. 

Do 

Big  Kinnakeet               

Do. 

Do. 

Life-saving  station 

do        .     -                   _    .            ._      

Do. 

Do 

Creeds  Hill 

Do. 

Do 

Durants       _                        _                       

Do. 

Do. 

Coast  signal  station 

do 

Do. 

Life-saving  station  

Ocracoke  

Do. 

Do. 

do 

Do. 

Do 

Do. 

Life-saving  station 

Oak  Island    

Do. 

Coast  signal  station 

South  Carolina. 

Life-saving  station.  

Snllivans  Island         _  

Do. 

Coast  signal  station 

Do. 

Lighthouse  

Charleston  Light       

Do. 

Do 

Do. 

Coast  signal  station 

do  .          

Do. 

Do 

Georgia. 

Do.      

St.  Simon  Island           

Do. 

Lighthouse 

Florida. 

Coast  signal  station 

Mt.  Cornelia  (mouth  of  St.  John's  River}  

Do. 

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Station. 

Location. 

State. 

St.  Augustine.  

Florida. 

Do 

Do 

Coast  signal  station 

do 

Do. 

Lighthouse 

Jupiter             

Do. 

Weather  bureau    

do  .  . 

Do. 

Coast  signal  station 

Lake  Woith  Settlement 

Do. 

Do 

Cape  Florida 

Do. 

Do   -    -  

KeyW^st        _      -      

Do. 

Do 

Do 

Lighthouse  
Do 

Fort  Jefferson,  Dry  Tortugas  

Sanibei  Island           _             _                 .     . 

Do. 
Do. 

do 

Do 

Do 

Coast  signal  station 

Do. 

Do       __     

Santa  Rosa  Island     . 

Do. 

Do 

Do. 

Do 

Mubile  Point,  Fort  Morgan 

Alabama. 

Lighthouse 

Sand  Island  _     -     

Do. 

Do 

Coast  signal  station 

Port  Eads 

Lighthouse 

South  Pass  Light  

Do. 

Life-saving  station 

Saliine  Pass        _  .            _                       

Texas. 

Coast  signal  station 

Do. 

Life-saving  station 

East  end  Galveston  Island. 

Do. 

— 


Gay  lord  Bros. 

Makers 

Syracuse,  N.  Y, 
Ml.  JAN.  21,  igog 


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